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A standoff between an armed individual inside Bend Oil Co. and Bend Police prompted the closure of a section of Scott Street for three hours Thursday. The individual, whom police would not identify by name
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The adolescent years are when people’s bodies are supposed to start the ascent to their physical peak. Teenagers are growing like beanstalks. Their hormones are raging. They’re eager for new experiences. By all accounts, this
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Starting tonight, a record 105 indie films will be screened at BendFilm Fest

Published Oct. 12, 2017 at 04:01AM

The BendFilm Festival returns Thursday, once again kicking off a dream weekend for cinephiles and filmmakers vying for prizes totaling $10,500 in prize cash — including the coveted $5,000 Best of Show. Continuing through Sunday,
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Efforts to grow fungus from soil sample would confirm local infection risk

Published July 28, 2016 at 12:01AM

Public health officials have thought for decades the coccidioides fungus that causes Valley Fever was found only in the Southwest. The vast majority of cases have been diagnosed in residents of Arizona, California or neighboring
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Gov. Kate Brown has either forgotten or wants us all to forget what she has done undermine public education in Oregon. Neither one is a recommendation for her to lead. When she came out Wednesday
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Each time someone put on the black, wrap-around virtual reality goggles, which look like huge ski glasses with ear buds, they were instantly swept away from a simple office in Bend to places both real
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